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Abraham's Group

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L-R: Eugene Porter, Abraham Ford, Rosita Espinosa

"You got a damn mouth on you, you know that? What else you got?"

— Sergeant Abraham Ford, introducing himself to Tara Chambler

A trio of survivors on a mission to save the world. They encounter Tara and Glenn after the fall of the prison and later integrate themselves into Rick's group.

Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: A rare mixed-gender example. Ms. Fanservice Rosita is the Beauty, Smart Guy Eugene is the Brains, and Big Guy Abraham is the Brawn.
Brains and Brawn: Abraham and Rosita are more combat-proficient compared to Eugene.
Dwindling Party: By the series finale, only Eugene is still alive.
Freeze-Frame Bonus: In Fear the Walking Dead, one of Althea's tapes is labeled "Abe/Doctor", showing that she met Abraham and Eugene in Texas before they encountered Rosita and Rick's group in Georgia.
Freudian Trio:
- Abraham, the hot-tempered Jerk with a Heart of Gold, is the Id.
- Eugene, the poker-faced Insufferable Genius, is the Superego.
- Rosita, the level-headed voice of reason, is the Ego.
Mythology Gag: They're introduced wearing the same outfits and standing in the exact same poses as seen on the cover of Issue 53, the installment in which they make their debut in the comics.
Nice, Mean, and Inbetween: Initially. Mostly averted after each of them receives more Character Development.
- Rosita, who is sweet-natured and the first one to warm up to Glenn and Tara, is the Nice.
- Abraham, who has no problems being blunt and beating the shit out of someone who is a hindrance to his mission, is the Mean.
- Eugene, who is somewhat arrogant yet mostly apathetic, is the Inbetween.
Three Plus Two: Introduced as a trio at the end of "Inmates". They're then joined by Glenn and Tara starting the following episode until they encounter Maggie's group in "Us".
Two Guys and a Girl: Obviously, with Abraham and Eugene being the two guys to Rosita's one girl.

Abraham

Sergeant Abraham Ford

"Loose ends make my ass itch."

Portrayed By: Michael Cudlitz

Voiced By: Luis Bajo (Spanish dub), Takuya Masumoto (Japanese dub), Michael Iwannek (German dub), Lionel Tua (French dub), Franco Mannella (Italian dub), David Matásek (Czech dub), Zoltán Schneider (Hungarian dub)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 4-7, 10 ^note Hallucination (archive footage) )

Debut: "Inmates"

"I think I'm that much ready to tear the world a brand new asshole."

Sgt. Abraham Ford's always game for a brawl, and his brutality may be useful against walkers and hostile survivors, but it scared away his family and ultimately he was unable to make amends with them before they were killed and eaten by walkers. Moments away from suicide, Abraham was inadvertently saved when Eugene Porter arrived and asked for his aid, as he claimed to be a scientist who could cure the walker plague. Now with a new reason to live, Abraham and later his new girlfriend Rosita began leading a cross-country quest to protect Eugene and escort him safely to Washington to save the world.

To Abraham's dismay, his journey is constantly hampered by countless setbacks and diversions, but none so life-changing as when he met Glenn Rhee, who was searching for his wife Maggie after the fall of their community. Abraham reluctantly agreed to help Glenn find Maggie, and when the deed was done, decided to join in the final push to the supposed sanctuary of Terminus. However, Abraham and the rest were captured by the cannibals that dwelled there, and it was only with the help of Rick Grimes and Carol Peletier that everyone escaped unscathed. Abraham subsequently convinced the large, powerful group to join him on the trek to Washington, just in time for the Hunters to attack. Abraham helped defeat the Hunters, gaining a powerful sense of respect for Rick in the process.

Abraham led an offshoot of the group to begin the journey to Washington anew, but when an impassable barrier stood in their way, Eugene confessed the truth: that he was not a scientist and had been lying to get protection from strong survivors. Heartbroken, Abraham shuts down for a while until he decides he wants to live, and is horrified to realize that he nearly killed Eugene in his rage at the truth. Abraham returns to the group, only for them to take two more losses, and their spirits are lower than ever until they reach the Alexandria Safe Zone.

There, Abraham was promoted to be the leader of the construction crew, and finally made amends with the repentant Eugene. Inspired by Sasha to try to make some changes to his life to become a happier man, he soon ends his relationship with Rosita and hooks up with Sasha herself. He is picked to die by Negan in the Season 6 finale, which is shown in full detail in the Season 7 premiere, but not before telling the Savior leader to "suck my nuts" with his last breath.

Action Dad: He protected his two kids in the early stages of the apocalypse. Deconstructed when his brutal dispatching of a violent group scared his family away, and they were killed as a result. In the Season 6 finale, he implies to Sasha that he'd be willing to have kids again one day, but he's tragically killed before it can ever come to fruition.
Adaptation Expansion: Comic!Abraham was severely Out of Focus after the end of the cure arc until his death by Dwight. This Abraham ends up having a lot more to do after the cure quest ends, among them being a member of the Negan lineup since he was Spared by the Adaptation.
Adaptational Comic Relief: He's a bit more of a lighthearted (though no less imposing) presence than his comic counterpart.
Adaptational Jerkass: Downplayed, but he never expresses remorse for his harsh dumping of Rosita, whereas his comic counterpart confessed to Eugene that he did it because he recognized how deeply she was into him, and hoped that his cruelty would help her get over him quicker.
Adaptational Nice Guy: On the other hand, this version of Abraham has the decency to not outright cheat on Rosita with Sasha, whereas in the comic Abe cheated on Rosita with Holly while they were still together (though he later expressed remorse for it). He still flirts with Sasha, but he doesn’t make any legitimate moves on her until after he’s broken up with Rosita.
Advertised Extra: Despite his Promotion to Opening Titles in Season 5, Abraham tends to be the main cast member most likely to be Out of Focus and hasn't had a terribly large role in the series, especially after the end of the quest for a cure. He's usually just there without much to do. This changes in the second half of Season 6, where he starts to get much more focus and genuinely feels like a member of the main cast.
Age-Gap Romance: He and Rosita are more or less two decades apart.
Amazon Chaser: Rosita mentions that when they met in Dallas, he asked her to join his mission after seeing what she could do against walkers, which presumably factored into their attraction and eventual Relationship Upgrade. It's also what causes him to develop a crush on Sasha.
Abraham: I like the way you call bullshit, Sasha. I believe I'd like to get to know you a whole lot better.
Asskicking Leads to Leadership: When a lookout is in danger with walkers closing in, The Leader Tobin falls back because he thinks they can't save her. Abraham steps up, kicks ass, and saves the girl. The other men see what he's capable of and gladly follow his lead. Even Tobin accepts that he's not good enough to be in charge and vouches for Abraham to be the new construction head.
Back for the Finale: Abraham returns in several flashbacks in the Season 7 finale, 15 episodes after perishing in the season premiere. A dying Sasha remembers her last hours with him.
Battle Couple: With Rosita and then Sasha.
Berserk Button:
- He flips out when Eugene reveals that he was lying about being a scientist that has a cure for The Virus in order to have protection, and tries to beat him to death.
- He hates it when his mission is trying to be misdirected due to other people's actions.
Big Damn Heroes: Just when it seems that Glenn is done for after getting swarmed by walkers in "No Way Out", Abraham shows up and saves him in true heroic fashion.
The Big Guy: Fulfills this role when he falls in under Rick, especially after Tyreese's death. He even ends up leading a bunch of Big Guys when he takes over the construction crew of Alexandria. After the death of Tyreese, Abe is arguably the most physically powerful person in Alexandria.
Big Guy Fatality Syndrome: Negan executes him after getting picked.
Bludgeoned to Death: How he dies. His skull is bashed repeatedly with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire.
Boisterous Bruiser: He really loves to fight and outside of fighting he is very tough and quite manly.
Blood Knight: Abraham clearly enjoys killing walkers, which freaks Tara out a bit since she has never seen anyone smile while putting them down.
- Lampshaded in this conversation:
Glenn: I'm sorry I punched you.
Abraham: I'm not. (smiles) I like to fight.
- His behavior has been deconstructed in a few episodes. "Self Help" reveals that, while his brutality is useful against the walkers, it ultimately made his family abandon him. Abraham's reckless behavior and enthusiasm for fighting walkers in "First Time Again" even freaks out fellow Blood Knight Sasha.
Break the Haughty: Abraham starts out as a bull-headed warrior who has a habit of pushing things too far in his desperation to reach Washington. However, learning Eugene does not have the cure, nearly killing him, and frightening his girlfriend with his rage severely humble him. When he returns from an extended period of being near-catatonic, he's a much more level-headed, reasonable man.
Brutal Honesty: Abraham tells the truth and doesn't sugarcoat things. This doesn't earn him friends, but it does earn him respect. He can sometimes overdo it on the brutality, however; when he breaks up with Rosita, he outright tells her, “When I first met you, I thought you were the last woman on Earth - you're not".
Catchphrase:
- Any sort of swear using the word "dick".
- By way of Ascended Meme, "WHO'S ____?!?" (Deanna/Negan).
Character Death: He is the first victim of Negan and Lucille in Season 7.
Character Development: He starts out as a hot-blooded Jerk with a Heart of Gold who has little patience for things. Over the course of the series he gradually mellows out, develops respect and loyalty to Rick, and thanks to Sasha, Glenn and Maggie, makes several changes to become a happier man with hope for the future.
Cigar Chomper: He is occasionally seen smoking the cigars he salvaged in "Always Accountable". After Abraham's death, Sasha mentions that the only item she found in her late boyfriend's pocket was a cigar.
Cruel and Unusual Death: He gets beaten to death by a baseball bat covered in barbed wire. It should be noted that Negan says he's "taking it like a champ," which can only infer the worst.
Crusading Widower: It's revealed in "Self Help" that he has a dead wife and kids.
Dark and Troubled Past: "Self Help" reveals that his family abandoned him after he slaughtered a group of people who had attacked them. When he went looking for them, he found that they had died sometime after leaving him, and nearly shot himself before meeting Eugene.
A Day in the Limelight: "Self Help" portrays Abraham's backstory through flashbacks and gives him a lot of focus. Then again in "Always Accountable", alongside Daryl and (more directly) Sasha, as well as "Knots Untie" as he heavily considers leaving Rosita for a chance with Sasha.
Deadpan Snarker: He always has an extremely dry and creative insult for every situation. Right to the end.
Dead Star Walking: He's the first person to be killed off in the Season 7 premiere, after only a single scene.
Death by Disfigurement: There's almost nothing left of his head by the time Negan is done bludgeoning him with Lucille.
A Death in the Limelight: The second half of Season 6 greatly ups Abraham's presence after he'd been Out of Focus since the end of the cure arc, and depicts him making changes in his life to become a happier, more well-adjusted man. He's killed shortly after finding new love with Sasha and having proposed starting a family with her some day.
Death Glare: Is capable of shooting some very nasty ones at people. He gives an almighty one to Negan when the group is captured.
Defiant Captive: A silent but nonetheless effective example when the group is being held at gunpoint by the Saviors. Negan clearly gets the message, and executes him for it.
Defiant to the End: His last words to Negan before he smashes his head in? "Suck my nuts." It's even implied Negan chose him specifically because he realized that Abraham would never break. Chris Hardwick mentioned in the following episode of Talking Dead that while Negan may have killed Abraham, he didn't beat him.
Demoted to Dragon: A heroic example that's also played with. He cedes any authority to Rick after the defeat of the Hunters and learning of Eugene's lie, but he becomes The Big Guy of the group as opposed to The Lancer (bar his final episode).
Determinator: Deconstructed. He makes ridiculously risky decisions to carry on Eugene's mission, endangering the lives of everyone around him as he becomes increasingly desperate to complete it and save lives. It's implied he's so driven as it's all he has left to live for.
Dies Differently in Adaptation: His comic counterpart is shot through the eye with an arrow by Dwight.
Distracted by the Sexy: During the raid on the satellite outpost, he’s a bit too eager to watch his combat partner (Sasha) as she tries to pick the lock of what they believe is the armory. He stops watching the perimeter, and this allows a Savior who had left his room for something to find them, and ultimately put the whole base on alert to the raid.
Driven to Suicide: A flashback reveals that he was moments away from shooting himself after finding his family's corpses. It was only meeting Eugene that prevented it.
Drowning My Sorrows: Has been shown on several occasions to be drinking fairly excessively, usually after something bad has gone down.
Dying Moment of Awesome: While the circumstances mean that he's unable to fight back in any meaningful way, Abraham truly "takes it like a champ" in his last moments. He shows no fear when Negan picks him for execution, and after being hit with Lucille the first time, he still has enough strength left to spite Negan one last time before the beat-down ensues.
Entitled to Have You: In "Twice As Far", he admits to Sasha that he's had this mindset regarding his romantic feelings for her and apologizes. Him growing out of this trope is what moves Sasha to give him a chance.
Face Death with Dignity: When Lucille is looming over him and the others, he shows no fear. He gives one sad last look to the camera when Negan does in fact pick him, but still musters enough courage to tell the Savior leader to go fuck himself with his last breath.
"Facing the Bullets" One-Liner: In true Abraham fashion, his last remark before Negan kills him is a crude one-liner mixed with a final, powerful roar of defiance: "Suck my nuts!"
Fiery Redhead: He's a strong, aggressive, and determined character with a bit of a temper problem. Subverted when he is picked to die in the Season 7 premiere. He calmly accepts his fate and delivers one last epic one-liner before being killed.
Fire-Forged Friends:
- As Abraham and Rick are both alphas, they butt heads during the first few episodes of the fifth season over the group's next move. However, despite nearly coming to blows with Rick, Abraham comes to respect him after he successfully engineers the Hunters' deaths, and even tells Rick that the world needs a man like him. After Eugene's lie is exposed, Abraham becomes the loyal Big Guy of the group with Undying Loyalty to Rick, which he further gets to display in the season finale when he speaks up for Rick at Alexandria's public forum on whether or not to kick Rick out.
- Abraham doesn't quite trust Daryl at first, especially after he briefly abandons him and Sasha during the horde mission in "Thank You". However, when Daryl returns, saves them from Bud's gang, and leads the reinforcements for Alexandria, they become solid allies and friends. Over a year after his death, Daryl bitterly muses that Abraham couldn't enjoy the new peace after the Savior War.
Flat "What": His reaction to the Saviors ambushing him, Daryl, and Sasha, and saying that they now owe the Saviors all of their belongings.
Hair-Trigger Temper: Abraham can get angered easily lose himself when he's angry and will fly into a Unstoppable Rage if he gets pissed off enough.
Heroic BSoD: Has one when he learns that Eugene was lying about being a scientist, meaning everything he's been fighting for since his family died was for nothing. Even after recovering and becoming functional again, he's mellowed out considerably, not helped by the group's lack of supplies and exhaustion from their journey.
Heroic Sacrifice: In "Last Day On Earth", he nobly stands up to Negan and silently volunteers himself to be his victim. During the final round of "Eenie meenie minie moe", Abe once again does his best to egg on Negan to pick him whenever he passes him. This incident is notable because for the first time he is sticking his neck out not because he cares little for his well-being, but so someone else does not have to suffer such a horrible fate. It comes to fruition as Negan does indeed choose him to die, noting that Abraham took one for the team. It's ultimately subverted when Daryl inadvertently gets Glenn killed minutes after Abe is gone.
Hero of Another Story: Leads his own group prior to being introduced.
Hot-Blooded: He's extremely boisterous and likes fighting. He also is very temperamental and has trouble controlling himself when he's riled up.
Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: He's much taller and wider compared to his petite and slender girlfriend, Rosita.
In Harm's Way: He's a Blood Knight through and through who is so acclimated to violence that in Season 6, he struggles with the question of whether he'd be down for settling down and retiring or not (as he mulled over in the previous season). He's so eager for a thrill that he goes dancing with the devil several times and putting himself in avoidable danger.
Intercourse with You: In "Last Day On Earth", he warmly tells Sasha that he wouldn't mind having a family with her some day, if she's ever ready and willing. It's a sweeter example of this trope than most since by this point, Abe has genuine hope for the future. Tragically, he's murdered by Negan that same night while Sasha is forced to watch, and Rick has a vision of an impossible future where Sasha is pregnant with Abraham's child.
Jerkass Has a Point:
- He is right in saying that it's risky to go after Maggie when possibly curing the zombie disease requires extra help.
- He calls out Eugene on his Heroic Wannabe tendencies, informing him that he isn't as badass as he thinks he is. Fortunately, they both change their opinions later.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Tells Glenn after their initial meeting that Maggie is probably dead and it would be a waste of time to look for her, then immediately after, has the nerve to fight him after Glenn justifiably punches him. Despite this, Abraham is a good man at heart. He hands supplies over to Glenn and Tara after they initially plan on parting ways, showing that he cares about their well-being, and leaves a heartfelt note to Rick when he temporarily leaves for Washington, saying that "the world needs a man like Rick Grimes".
Kick the Dog:
- Telling Glenn that Maggie is probably dead, after Glenn has no clue where she is, counts for sure.
- He is astonishingly brutal when he dumps Rosita.
Abraham: When I first met you, I thought you were the last woman on Earth. You're not.
The Lancer: In "Last Day on Earth", as all of Rick's other lieutenants are MIA, Abraham serves as Rick's right hand man during the desperate mission to Hilltop.
Large and in Charge: He even admits he's quite a large guy and he's also very strong. Plus he was the leader of his own group.
Large Ham: He almost always is having a blast and is pretty larger than life, especially when he's waxing his usual silly remarks or taking on a bunch of enemies.
The Leader: Led the ever-shifting group that was escorting Eugene to Washington, though he would listen to Eugene's input from time to time. He ends up falling in under Rick after he briefly leads an offshoot to begin the journey to Washington that ends when Eugene's lie is exposed. In Alexandria, he becomes The Leader of the community's construction crew.
Love Triangle: He's torn between longtime girlfriend Rosita and his new crush Sasha in Season 6. Sasha seems to not be that interested in him, while Rosita is oblivious that Abe has feelings for Sasha. In "Not Tomorrow Yet", however, he breaks up with Rosita and in "East", gets together with Sasha.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: His cold break-up with Rosita leaves her with severe emotional scars for quite some time after his death, and leaves her unwilling to work with his new flame Sasha.
No One Gets Left Behind: He saved his team's lookout when Tobin thought she couldn't be saved in time.
Not So Stoic: Despite being one of the most stalwart members of the group, even he has his limits. He's pretty rattled when Rick blows Pete's brains out less than a few inches away from him, and has to resort to Drowning My Sorrows to try to get over it.
Odd Friendship: Develops one with Sasha in Season 6. Which goes on to quickly become Abraham outright propositioning her.
Official Couple: With Rosita, until he falls for Sasha and dumps Rosita in "Not Tomorrow Yet". He and Sasha get together in "East", which sadly doesn't last more than a day before Abraham's death.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Abraham may be a jolly Blood Knight most of the time, especially when he gets to kill, but his cocky, gleeful demeanor is completely absent when he and the gang slaughter the Hunters, who were there to kill and eat him and his group.
Profane Last Words: He spitefully tells Negan to "suck my nuts" before he dies.
Promotion to Opening Titles: In Season 5.
Red Is Heroic: He is a red-headed hero on a quest to try and save the world.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: He is the boisterous, Blood Knight Red Oni that has a bad temper to Eugene being The Smart Guy but also cowardly Blue Oni. This contrasts with Abraham having a bright red colored hair and a dark red shirt compared to Eugene who he has dark hair with a blue shirt.
Rousing Speech: Gives one to sway Rick and his group into joining him on a trip to Washington D.C so they can put an end to the Zombie Apocalypse.
"I'd like to propose a toast. I look around this room and I see survivors. Each and every one of you has earned that title. To the survivors! [everybody toasts] Is that all you want to be? Wake up in the morning, fight the undead pricks, forage for food, go to sleep at night with two eyes open, rinse and repeat? 'Cause you can do that. I mean, you got the strength. You got the skill. Thing is, for you people, for what you can do, that's just surrender. Now, we get Eugene to Washington and he will make the dead die and the living will have this world again. And that is not a bad takeaway for a little road trip."
Sacrificial Lion: He and Glenn serve as this for Season 7. Sasha, Rosita, and Eugene in particular are greatly affected by Abraham's death.
Sanity Slippage: Season 5 implies it, and it's become clear by Season 6 that he is suffering from pretty severe PTSD. Thanks to his blooming relationship with Sasha and being inspired by Glenn and Maggie's own faith, he gradually mellows out and becomes a happier, more stable man.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: When the Hunters' threat is looming over the group after they return a half-eaten Bob to them, Abraham tries to take whoever is willing to go with him and get the hell out of there, largely to protect Eugene from the cannibals. It's pointed out to him, however, that the Hunters are watching the place and Abraham would've been followed and been more vulnerable had he left before the problem was dealt with.
Senseless Sacrifice: His Heroic Sacrifice ends up being for naught as Daryl gets Glenn killed minutes later anyway.
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The reckless, strong Boisterous Bruiser (Manly Man) to Eugene's fearful, nerdy Lovable Coward (Sensitive Guy).
Ship Tease: With Sasha in Season 6, even though he is still in a relationship with Rosita. He makes it clear that he wants to be more than friends in "Always Accountable." Towards the end of the season, he leaves Rosita for her and they end up together.
Shoo Out the Clowns: With his jovial demeanor and silly one-liners, Abraham is one of the most lighthearted and colorful characters on the show. He is also the first one killed by Negan, as revenge for Rick's group slaughtering everyone at the satellite outpost.
Sir Swears-a-Lot: Says shit quite a bit, and also drops the amusing line "son of a dick" and other variations, such as "mother dick" and "dicked" instead of "f*cked".
Sleeves Are for Wimps: The guy is ripped, and he makes sure everyone knows it so they don't screw with him. He's even still wearing his tank-top despite Rosita starting to cover up more (likely because winter's approaching).
Spared by the Adaptation: His comic counterpart was killed by Dwight after shooting a arrow through his head. Here, Denise takes his place and he survives the encounter. It ends up getting downplayed as he is killed by Negan two episodes later and In-Universe only about a day or two later.
Stout Strength: Unlike most of the cast that are smaller in size Abraham has a bit of a stocky physique but incredibly strong as he is shown to take on multiple walkers at once and even a few people to.
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome: Is the first one killed off in the Season 7 premiere after having been on the show since Season 4.
Tempting Fate: Sasha had a nightmare of him dying literally hours before he actually died. Despite this omen, Abraham shrugged it off in order to help Maggie.
Too Happy to Live: Abraham had finally achieved happiness in his life living in Alexandria and finding a new love with Sasha. Too bad he gets killed by Negan for standing up to him.
Took a Level in Kindness: After his Heroic BSoD he mellows out somewhat and develops an Undying Loyalty toward Rick.
Undying Loyalty: After falling in under his command, he develops this to Rick. However, in "Always Accountable" he tries to convince Sasha to jump ship with him when he believes Daryl may have abandoned them, and they're in a comfortable shelter with ample supplies. Ultimately, Sasha refuses his offer and he decides to return to Alexandria. In "Last Day On Earth", he nobly offers himself as Negan's victim when one of the group is to be executed.
Unstoppable Rage:
- When Eugene admits to his lie Abraham goes berserk and knocks him out with three punches to the face.
- His first fight with Glenn shows how strong and how angry Abraham can get when he's truly enraged.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: He wants to stop the Zombie Apocalypse, but if you slow him down he will not hesitate to beat the shit out of you.
The Worf Effect: The jolly, badass muscle of Rick's group ends up being the first victim of Negan, to show that he is not screwing around.
Worthy Opponent: Negan is impressed when Abraham silently offers himself up as his victim so no one else has to die. Whether because he admired Abe's bravery or decided to quash his defiance, or both, Negan takes him up on his offer and is genuinely impressed when Abe still has the strength to get back up after one hit with Lucille.
You Are in Command Now: Abraham becomes leader of the construction crew in Alexandria after Tobin steps down.
Your Head A-Splode: It looks like his head gushes out a geyser of blood once Negan strikes him over and over again with his bat.

Eugene

Eugene Hermann Porter

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"Trust me. I'm smarter than you."

Portrayed By: Josh McDermitt

Voiced By: Pablo Del Hoyo (Spanish dub), Bernhard Völger (German dub), Ludovic Baugin (French dub), David Chevalier (Italian dub), Marek Holý (Czech dub), Dániel Hamvas (Hungarian dub)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 4-11)

Debut: "Inmates"

"The way I see it, I've been living on borrowed time for well past a decade now. By all rights, someone like me should've met my maker on the very first day things started to fall apart. And the thing is, I would've, were it not for the aid of friends."

Dr. Eugene Porter is a survivor of the apocalypse and a member of Sgt. Abraham Ford's survivor group. He claims that he knows what caused the outbreak and was headed to Washington to find the "cure". The reality is that Eugene was lying in order to get protection, and ended up confessing when his guilt got the better of him. Tara eventually inspires him to take a level in badass, and he eventually earns back Abraham's friendship when the two apologize to each other.

Eugene begins striving to become a more vital member of Alexandria, hatching a plan to produce homemade bullets and learning how to fight walkers. Eugene's growing proficiency, however, does not save him from the wrath of the Saviors when they come knocking at Alexandria. Eugene attempts to sacrifice himself for the survival of the group, only to end up captured and forced to watch the death of Abraham and Glenn. Traumatized from the scariest moment of his life, Eugene reluctantly aids Rosita's attempt to strike back at Negan, only to be brought to the Sanctuary by the Savior leader. Delighted with the prospect of safely living behind-the-scenes in a respected position, Eugene accepts Negan's offer of membership and becomes the Chief Engineer of the Sanctuary along with running the Bullet Making Factory Outpost, leaving his friends distraught at his defection. However, when he finds that that same prospect still ends up hurting innocent lives, including those of his friends, he hatches his own successful gambit to turn on Negan and is gradually accepted back into Rick's group.

After the Savior War, Eugene becomes one of the allied communities' greatest assets and leaders thanks to his vast array of technical know-how. His long-simmering feelings for Rosita begin to bubble over after she gets together with Gabriel, but he is content to relegate himself to the sidelines in the best interest of helping raise her baby Coco. After finally coming to terms with the fact that he and Rosita will never be romantically involved, Eugene forms a bond with a woman named Stephanie he comes into contact with over the radio. When she invites him to meet her in West Virginia, Eugene leads a group with him, seeking the promise of potential new allies and friends as well as, for the first time in his life, a real chance at love.

Abusive Parents: In late Season 10 he mentions that his mother was a real piece of work and struggles to remember something nice about her.
Adaptation Dye-Job: Eugene is blonde in the comics. Curiously, his actor Josh McDermitt is blonde in real life as well, but showrunner Scott Gimple felt that the character made more sense as a brunette.
Adaptation Expansion: A downplayed example, but he gets the dubious honor of being in the Negan lineup, something his comic counterpart was not.
Adaptational Badass: He learns to become a pragmatic Action Survivor much earlier than his comic counterpart.
Adaptational Comic Relief: His awkwardness is played more for comedy here than in the novels.
Adaptational Nice Guy: In the comics, he only confesses he's not a scientist after his cover is blown. In the show, he confesses to prevent his friends from being killed.
Adaptational Villainy: A mild example. His comic counterpart never once considered joining the Saviors, something which this version of Eugene does to save his life. Thankfully, he eventually redeems himself and turns against them by setting a trap with the bullets on their guns which explode and kill most of them and severely injure Negan's hand.
Adaptational Wimp: Zig-zagged. While he does take a level in badass earlier than his comic counterpart, he also has a period of relapse after being captured by the Saviors, something that never happened in the graphic novels.
All Love Is Unrequited: Has a crush on Rosita for the better part of a decade. During this time Rosita has relationships with Abraham, Spencer, Siddiq, and Gabriel before Eugene finally comes clean and confesses. Rosita eventually offers him a chance to kiss her in "Morning Star"... but it's to make him realize that he is longer interested in her romantically and wants to pursue Stephanie instead, which he does.
The Atoner: He admits to Tara and Rosita that he seeks to become a capable fighter in order to help fight threats alongside his True Companions in order to atone for his past cowardice.
Babies Ever After: With Max in the Grand Finale.
Badass Bookworm: Well, the bookworm part was there from the start, but it took a long time before he fully fit the trope. He seems to have made it by "No Way Out".
Beware the Nice Ones: When his friends are in danger he'll do anything he can to help them. When Dwight holds him and his friends captive, Eugene bites him in the crotch. When he finally decides to turn against the Saviors, he sets a trap with the bullets on their guns, which explode and kill most of them and severely injure Negan's hand.
Break the Haughty: While he was coming clean at the time, Eugene made the nearly fatal error of telling the enraged Abraham that he's still smarter than him. An earth-shattering punch probably taught him to wise up about when to say that.
Cannot Spit It Out: He tries twice, unsuccessfully, to confess his love for Rosita before Jesus' death convinces him to finally spill the beans in "Adaptation".
Character Development: One of the most drastically changed characters. What's notable is that he manages this without ever becoming unrecognizable from the character he started out as. In addition to taking several levels in badass, he becomes more courageous, humble, selfless, confident, and assertive. He also gets over his long-standing crush on Rosita to pursue a relationship with someone he has a genuine connection with. The Eugene who chooses to turn himself in for causing Sebastian's death is a far cry from the man who took months to fess up that he wasn't a scientist in a quest that led to the deaths of a dozen people who were killed trying to keep him alive. By the end of the series, he's started a family with Max.
Combat Pragmatist: He learns to use anything and everything around him to his advantage in a dangerous situation, from using a fire hose atop a nearby firetruck to mow down some walkers to chomping on Dwight's dick to give his friends the opportunity to fight off the Saviors! In "Worth", he forces himself to throw up to escape Daryl and Rosita.
Comically Missing the Point: All the time. Tara has to tell him to shut up at one point when his comical rambling is too much.
The Comically Serious: It's pretty amusing to listen to his stoic and overly-serious dialogue.
Consummate Liar: He admits it's one of his few skills. It's how he managed to convince everyone he's a government scientist.
Cowardly Lion: He repeatedly insists that he's not combat capable. However, when Tara is critically injured, he refuses to leave her side and single-handedly carries her over his shoulder across a walker-infested factory, killing all of them as he goes. Then, he pulls a Big Damn Heroes by distracting a herd of walkers so that Glenn, Noah, and Nicholas have a fighting chance to escape from them. Finally, when Nicholas abandons Glenn and Noah and tries to commandeer the escape van, Eugene pulls a gun on him.
Deadpan Snarker: With emphasis on the deadpan.
Defrosting Ice King: He's initially an Insufferable Genius, but after bonding with the other characters he slowly mellows out. The Eugene who sincerely apologizes to Abraham for lying about a cure and admitting he deserved to die, and calls Abe a hero is a far cry from the man who would smugly rub it in to everyone that he's smarter than them in his debut episode.
Dirty Coward: Zig-zagged in Seasons 4-8.
- Eugene lied about being a scientist just so he could have a group protecting him. However, it's played with some sympathy. He was motivated by fear, and as time went on the lie got too big for him to get a handle on. He's plagued by guilt over his lie, and has memorized the names of everyone who's died in pursuit of his myth.
- Redeems himself in "Spend" by carrying a gravely wounded Tara out of the zombie-infested warehouse and later providing a distraction to give Glenn, Noah, and Nicholas a fighting chance to escape (Noah doesn't make it, but without Eugene, none of them would have).
- In "Hostiles and Calamities", a couple of Negan's wives even call him out on this when he outright refuses to kill one of the wives, and uses the pills he concocted for them to kill Negan instead.
- Eugene himself admits he's relapsed back into this in Season 7, viewing his level taken in badass as nothing but a delusion shattered by watching Negan kill Abraham, saying that if a survivor as tough as Abraham couldn't make it in the new world, there's no way he would have. Regardless, after being abducted by the Saviors, he chooses to join them in order to survive with some degree of comfort. In Season 8, he grows increasingly shaken by the morality of his situation and after being chewed out by Rosita, ends up finding the courage to turn the tide of the war in Rick's favor, which finally allows him to grow out of this completely.
Distressed Dude: Seems to make a habit of getting captured by the Saviors every time he goes off alone in Season 6.
- When he tries to prove he's a capable survivor on his own, he's captured, but he's able to turn the tide and give Daryl, Abraham, and Rosita a fighting chance.
- In the Season 6 finale, he outright volunteers for a likely suicide mission to provide a distraction. The Saviors capture him and line him up with the rest of his group.
- The third time isn't his fault, but when Rosita's attempt to kill Negan fails, Eugene confesses to making the bullet and is taken hostage, since Negan sees him as an asset.
- In mid-Season 9, he breaks his leg during an escape from a herd of walkers, and is hidden by Rosita in a barn. He has to be rescued by Daryl, Jesus, and Aaron and can barely contribute due to his injury.
Ditzy Genius: He's very intelligent and does show a good deal of mechanical knowledge, especially with regards to sabotage, but he can make some really, really dumb decisions sometimes. Notably, he seriously thought that putting broken glass in a fuel-line to sabotage a van was a good idea. As Tara was quick to point out, they were very close to all dying or being seriously injured. He mentions however that he was feeling extremely stressed at the time. After admitting to the group that the cure story was a ruse, he still decides it is a good idea to tell the violent and temperamental Abraham that he is "smarter than him."
Dogged Nice Guy: To Rosita. For a while he's OK with simply admiring her from a distance but when their lives are in danger he tries putting his cards on the table, to no avail. Rosita eventually catches on and tells him to his face that it's never gonna happen, which Eugene slowly accepts.
Earn Your Happy Ending: After everything he went through, including losing his two best friends, he ends up married to Max and the two stay at Commonwealth to raise their daughter together.
Easily Forgiven:
- He seems to have gotten back in the group's good graces very quickly after revealing his lie. However, the beating he got from Abraham and the guilt he has to live with is probably punishment enough. Chances are that not that many of them really believed him in the first place. Michonne, for example, doesn't seem too surprised when Glenn tells her that Eugene lied. Rosita just found him too pathetic to hate.
- He is rather quickly forgiven by his friends after the end of the Savior War, presumably due to having sabotaged the Saviors' bullets that more or less won the war for AHK. Rosita does punch him for throwing up on her, and he admits he deserved that.
The Engineer: For Alexandria, even figuring out a way to engineer homemade bullets. Which is the very reason why Negan kidnaps him and practically forces him to work for the Saviors as their Chief Engineer, a role Eugene thought up on the fly to lie to Negan.
Everyone Has Standards:
- In spite of his cemented status as a Dirty Coward, Eugene steadfastly refuses to leave Noah and Glenn behind on a supply run in "Spend."
- He also realizes that forcing himself to puke on Rosita was so crass and horrible that he had crossed a line, and it's the impetus to his sabotaging the Saviors' bullets.
Evil Costume Switch: His wardrobe changes almost exclusively to darker clothing after he joins the Saviors.
Evil Feels Good: Downplayed. While he joins the Saviors and is shown to be quite comfortable with life at the Sanctuary, he's not evil by any stretch of the word. He also clearly doesn't want to see his friends get hurt, even going as far as to ask Rick to stand down both times he challenges Negan.
Evil Genius: To the Saviors in Seasons 7 and 8.
Face–Heel Turn: Played With. He's kidnapped by the Saviors after Negan finds out that he crafted a bullet made out of a bullet casing and other raw materials, and in "Hostiles and Calamities", accepts a position as the Saviors' Chief Engineer. In "The Other Side", he refuses the first chance at escape that Rosita and Sasha offer him and is shown to be enjoying his duties as the Sanctuary's new engineer. In "Something They Need", he reveals to a captured Sasha that his reason for staying at the Sanctuary is because he doesn't want to be scared anymore, and encourages her to do the same to spare her anymore pain. In the Season 8 finale, it's revealed he's been sabotaging the bullets he's had made for the Saviors, and he is accepted by the group again.
Foreshadowing: There are a few hints that Eugene is lying about being a scientist before his confession.
- His satisfied smirk at the end of "Claimed" when the group is doubling back (partially due to the fact that Eugene himself “accidentally” shot the engine of their vehicle) is a good sign he's hiding something.
- In “No Sanctuary” he is aghast seeing Rick and Carl reunite with Judith, which is later implied to be because he now might have to add a baby to the list of casualties of his quest.
Geeky Turn-On: When he tells Max about the sci-fi novel he's been writing; further proof that these two really are Birds of a Feather.
Eugene: A gumshoe by the name of Steph Portman is caught up in a rollicking international caper, trying to avert nuclear disaster and navigate the intricacies of the legal bureaucracies back at home.
Max: You didn't make the District Attorney corrupt, did you?
Eugene: Certainly not. That would've surprised exactly no one. (Both chuckle) I did, however, give him an unsavory twin brother.
Max: Evil twin. Nice.
Eugene: Yeah, I thought so.
Max: You should make the twin a scientist. Ramp up the stakes on the nuclear threat.
Eugene: (mesmerized) That is exactly what I did.
(Both chuckle again)
Genius Bruiser: Following the six-year Time Skip, he is probably the smartest character on the show as well as a bonafide walker killing badass.
Good Is Not Soft: Eugene's one of the nicest characters in the show, but is more dangerous than at first glance. When Dwight and the Saviors capture him and uses him as leverage against his group, Eugene immediately bites Dwight in the groin.
Green-Eyed Monster: Downplayed. He's clearly jealous of Rosita's relationship with Gabriel, but he never does anything outright hostile towards either of them.
Groin Attack: He pulls one by biting Dwight in the dick while on his knees at gunpoint.
Hero Ball: Tells Abraham that he no longer requires his help because he believes that he's a fully capable survivor now and drives him away in order to prove himself. This results in him getting captured by the Saviors.
Heroic Sacrifice: Tries to pull one in the Season 6 finale by diverting the Saviors' attention with the RV so that Rick and the others can take Maggie to the Hilltop on foot. They all end up captured anyway, but Abraham still respects Eugene for being willing to go out that way, calling him a survivor and a hero.
Heroic Self-Deprecation: He is pretty adamant about how much of a coward he is.
Heroic Wannabe: Eugene lied about being a scientist so he could be seen as a heroic figure. Despite being uncovered later, he attempts to Take a Level in Badass to be a real hero and atone for his lies.
I Just Want to Be Loved: He starts out with a longtime crush on Rosita, who adamantly does not reciprocate his feelings. After moving to Hilltop, he comes into contact with a woman named Stephanie over the radio, which eventually leads to them deciding to meet up in person.
Incompatible Orientation: He expresses some interest in Tara, who is a lesbian. This eventually goes away as they become legitimate best friends.
Innocently Insensitive: He's not very social and sometimes offends his friends.
Insufferable Genius: Just look at the quote. Subverted in that although he is very intelligent, he isn't quite the level of genius he was pretending to be.
Interrupted Declaration of Love: When he and Rosita are being chased by a walker herd and Eugene's broken leg is slowing them down, Eugene decides it's the perfect time to confess his long-withheld feelings for Rosita.
Eugene: I'm holding you back. And I cannot keep on keeping on. I'll gladly distract the... the dead while you vamoose, but... there's something I've been working up the testicular gravitas to tell you, something I've been holding inside of me for a really long time —
Rosita: Shut up! Don't make this weird. We are making it!
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Manipulates Rosita into letting him navigate and then leads the van to a position where they can meet up with Maggie's group and then rescue Glenn and Tara. Ultimately his jerk tendencies begin to taper off as his heart of gold begins to shine through during his Character Development.
Kick The Son Of A Bitch: Biting Dwight, Denise's killer, in the dick after he tries to force Daryl and Rosita to surrender.
Kill It with Water: His first unassisted attack on walkers involves using a fire truck's water cannons. It works rather well.
Last Stand: Tries for one in Season 6 in order to try to divert the Saviors' attention from the rest of the gang. Everyone thanks him, Rick declares he's lucky to have him as family, and Abraham calls him a hero and strong survivor for this. Nobody says it, but the score and everyone's farewells make it clear nobody, Eugene included, expects him to survive the night. It ends up being for nothing as he ends up captured with the rest of the group anyway.
Lovable Coward: All the group gladly protects him, as Eugene has probably never even killed a walker prior to the fifth season. Becomes less lovable when it's revealed he tricked Abraham into protecting him, directly leading to the deaths of several people on the course of the journey.
MacGyvering: Knows how to make improvised versions of things like batteries and water filters out of whatever's on hand.
Machete Mayhem: Trains with a machete in Season 6 and later uses it to help eliminate the Alexandria walker herd.
Man Bites Man: Bites Dwight's dick to give the rest of the group an opening to fight back.
Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Has this dynamic with Rosita. He's the more sensitive and emotional of the two, and is originally a hapless Non-Action Guy to boot.
Meaningful Background Event: In the middle of the reunions at the end of "No Sanctuary", he's shocked to see Rick and Carl reunite with baby Judith. Given his later admission of Survivor's Guilt, it's likely that he's horrified that his fool's errand may potentially add an infant to the list of casualties.
Most Writers Are Writers: "Rogue Element" reveals that he wanted to be a science fiction author before the apocalypse and has even written a novel which Stephanie reads. He later burns the manuscript after finding out Stephanie wasn't who she claimed to be. Though, of course, he still has most of it committed to memory and shares it with Max, who is his actual radio contact, and throws a few suggestions about the plot his way (which Eugene immediately approves of).
My God, What Have I Done?: In "Ghosts" he admits that he became friends with Rosita in the hopes that one day she would become interested in him romantically. Realizing how wrong this is, Eugene apologizes and admits he's been a terrible friend to her.
My Greatest Failure: He's deeply ashamed of his Face–Heel Turn in Seasons 7 and 8.
Nerds Are Virgins: He sheepishly admits to Mercer and Evans that he is a virgin and is hoping that Stephanie might be the one to finally change his "unenviable status." He gets his wish in "Rogue Element"... though in a cruel twist of fate, discovers it wasn't with the actual "Stephanie", but rather an impostor hired by Lance to extort information about Alexandria out of him.
Never My Fault: He refuses to accept any wrongdoing on his part when it comes to his defection to the Saviors and all the pain he's caused AHK since joining them. He finally owns up to his actions later in the season and makes up for what he did by sabotaging the Saviors' guns.
Nice Guy: After finally redeeming himself for his cowardly ways, he fully becomes this in Season 9 and on.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero:
- Putting the truck out of commission by spraying it with bullets, forcing the group to continue on foot.
- The lie he spun about the cure lead to conflict and multiple deaths, all for nothing.
Non-Action Guy: His attempt to fire an assault rife simply ends up spraying bullets everywhere, including into Abraham's truck, specifically the fuel tank. Poor Abraham is left trying to figure out how a camel loaded with C4 didn't destroy one of those trucks but Eugene managed to put it out of commission. In "Self Help", it's revealed that he purposely did that to slow his group down. However, Eugene ends up outgrowing this and then some by "No Way Out".
No One Gets Left Behind: In "Spend", when Tara is seriously injured in the warehouse, he carries her to the exit, even shooting a few walkers on his way out. Later, he provides a distraction by blasting the radio in Aiden's van, luring the zombies on the exterior away from the revolving door where Glenn, Noah, and Nicholas were trapped. Had it not been for him, all three likely would have died, not just Noah. This was all in spite of admitting his cowardice earlier in the episode.
No Social Skills: He used to watch Abraham and Rosita have sex. With his odd behavior and habits of speech, he often seems very clueless about social conventions.
Not So Stoic: When Abraham nearly forces the team into danger, Eugene breaks down and tearfully admits to his false pretenses as a gifted scientist, and later is just as tearful and shaken as the others during the Negan lineup. He's seen burying his face in his hands during Glenn's death and afterward.
Odd Friendship: With Tara. They get along pretty well even after his lie is exposed and are shown playing cards on the way to Alexandria. He even fights his way through a horde of walkers to save her, and when she recovers from a big injury, he has the first genuine smile he's ever had on the show.
Official Couple: With Max as of "Trust".
Pair the Smart Ones: Gets together with the equally nerdy science enthusiast Max. Eugene is elated at this, having finally met someone who wasn't repulsed by him or his eccentric personality.
The Peeping Tom: In "Self Help", he's caught watching Rosita and Abraham having sex. Rosita points out that he has done it before, though Abraham is amused and brushes it off.
- He also sneaks a peek at Rosita breast-feeding Coco in the Season 10 premiere.
Perpetual Frowner: He almost never smiles.
Platonic Life-Partners:
- After spending years pining for Rosita, he finally gets over her in "Morning Star", deciding once and for all that this is what they truly are.
Eugene: She's my proverbial BFF.
- In the finale, he thanks a dying Rosita by saying he never would have become the man he is today without her. In the epilogue, he names his daughter Rosie in honor of his fallen best friend.
Plucky Comic Relief: One of the most humorous characters. Even when he joins the Saviors, he's still The Comically Serious.
Promotion to Opening Titles: Added to the opening credits in Season 7.
Prone to Tears: It doesn't take much to get him to cry.
Protectorate: Eugene and the knowledge that he carries falls under this for Abraham and Rosita, whose primary goal is to safely transport him to Washington D.C. to flip the switch on the apocalypse.
Rail Enthusiast: Describes himself as one in his youth, and it's actually the first thing that helps him connect with Max over the radio. He visited the Railroad Museum with his parents in Strasberg, Pennyslvania, Max's hometown.
Redemption Rejection: In "The Other Side" he refuses to escape with Sasha and Rosita when they come to rescue him, and retreats back into the Sanctuary without another word.
Science Hero: Very much so. Rigging an electrical power line to cut down Alpha's walker horde being just one example.
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The fearful, nerdy Lovable Coward (Sensitive Guy) to Abraham's reckless, strong Boisterous Bruiser (Manly Man).
Serious Business: Calling "dibs" is a serious thing with him.
Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: As part of his mental issues, Eugene tends to use long words and explain situations in a very clinical manner. He never uses one word when five will do.
Ship Tease: In Season 10 he develops a bond with Stephanie over similar interests, hobbies, and humor, and is eager to meet her. Their relationship hits a few speedbumps as a result of the Commonwealth's interference and enlisting another woman to pose as "Stephanie" to extort information out of Eugene. However, the real woman over the radio, who is actually named Max, is still very much interested in Eugene (and vice versa). By "Trust", they've officially progressed to being a couple.
The Smart Guy: He's one of the smartest characters on the show, which helps make up for his lack of survivor skills. When his group was attacked by walkers next to a fire station, he was the only one to think to climb on top of a fire truck and use the high-pressure hose to destroy the walkers. He becomes the definitive Smart Guy of the group after Glenn is killed. After the Savior War he is a key asset and leader of the communities, traveling between communities to bring his plethora of skills and know-how to each of them. He's assigned the job of high school teacher when the group reaches the Commonwealth.
The Smart One Turns Traitor: Negan takes him back to the Sanctuary with the intention to use Eugene's intelligence for the Saviors' benefit. Eugene willingly undergoes a Face–Heel Turn to save his own life.
Socially Awkward Hero: He's not very social around others, but he wants to be a noble hero like his friends.
Sole Survivor: With Rosita's death in the Grand Finale, he's the last surviving character on this page and of Abraham’s old group.
Southern-Fried Genius: Eugene is quite proud of his Southern heritage as exemplified in a conversation with Rosita. He has a strong accent and is highly intelligent.
Spock Speak: His response to Abraham questioning how he managed to shoot the fuel tank:
Eugene: A fully amped-up state and an ignorance of rapid-firing weapons.
The Stoic: Doesn't exactly express much emotion.
Strong Girl, Smart Guy: With Rosita. Even if Rosita looks down on him for not being a good fighter, she recognizes he is useful to the team for his intelligence and ability to build devices.
Suicidal Overconfidence: In Season 6, he grows a little too overconfident in his newfound fighting abilities. He indirectly causes Abraham to leave him by bragging about these skills and gets captured by the Saviors. Fortunately, he's able to help fight the group and escape on his own.
Survivor's Guilt: He's memorized the names of all the people who have died on the mission to Washington, which he sadly recites when the truth comes out in "Self-Help".
Taught by Television: Eugene was an avid gamer who tends to compare the situations he gets into to the games he used to play.
Took a Level in Badass:
- He starts to get the hang of killing walkers in "Self Help", and in "Spend" he saves Tara and lures a bunch of walkers that have Glenn, Noah and Nicholas trapped. In "No Way Out", he refuses to be kept out of the second battle of Alexandria and fights ferociously to save his friends and his home. He even characterizes his increased competence in terms of RPG mechanic in "Twice as Far."
- "Hostiles and Calamities" takes this one step further by lying to Negan, stating he was some sort of bioengineer prior to the apocalypse, a statement that Negan actually believes and responds by making him Chief Engineer to the Saviors.
- After the second Time Skip in Season 9, Eugene has finally become a competent survivor, regularly venturing outside the walls and comfortably killing walkers.
Took a Level in Kindness: After he stops being an Insufferable Genius he starts acting more humble and friendly upon joining Alexandria. In "Spend", he refuses to leave his team behind and even attacks Nicholas when he reveals that he's a bigger Dirty Coward than he ever was. Eugene cares a lot more for the safety of others than his own now. At least until Season 7, when he joins the Saviors, making it clear that his own safety is still his top priority, though he can't quite abandon his conscience the way he'd like to. He ultimately pulls a Heel–Face Turn and wins back his level in kindness.
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: It's not a stretch to say that Max is several notches above him looks-wise. What makes the relationship rather sweet is that the two connected without ever actually meeting in person, and realized they truly are Birds of a Feather who have a lot in common and are comfortable being themselves around each other. Max’s feelings don’t go away at all after she finally gets to see him, either, as she’s firmly in love with him.
Vocal Evolution: His voice isn't as deep in Season 4 than it is in Season 5 and on.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Tries pulling a non-lethal one on Abraham, telling him that he's fully capable of protecting himself and no longer requires the soldier's protection.
Younger and Hipper: His comic counterpart is in his late thirties when he first appeared. According to The Other Wiki, he's in his mid thirties in the show.

Rosita

Rosita Espinosa

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"If you need help out here, I'm your girl. But if you want my help back there, that's not for me. My daughter and my family will always come first."

Portrayed By: Christian Serratos

Voiced By: Silvia Sarmentera (Spanish dub), Mii Miki (Japanese dub), Maximiliane Häcke ["Inmates" and "Claimed"] Wicki Kalaitzi ["Us" and "A"], Nadine Heidenreich [Season 5-present] (German dub), Adeline Chetail (French dub), Benedetta Degli Innocenti (Italian dub), Adéla Pristášová (Czech dub), Nikolett Tamási (Hungarian dub)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 4-11)

Debut: "Inmates"

"A lot of guys wanted to protect me, like there was no way I could know how to take care of myself. And I didn't. And I hated the way that felt. So I rolled with it. They didn't even notice I was picking up everything they knew how to do and doing it better."

Rosita Espinosa is a survivor of the apocalypse and a member of Sgt. Abraham Ford's survivor group, with whom she is in a relationship. After their group joins forces with Rick's survivors, Rosita develops friendships with Tara, Maggie, and Glenn. After they arrive in Alexandria, Rosita is assigned to be an assistant in the community's medical building.

Rosita's world is upended in Season 6 when Abraham ultimately leaves her for Sasha, coldly dumping her and never apologizing. Though Rosita is ultimately happy that Abraham has found happiness with someone else, they are never able to properly make peace before he is brutally murdered by Negan. The trauma of watching Abraham die and having his remains rubbed in her face, as well as Sasha taking Abraham's body to bury at Hilltop, severely harden Rosita, giving her a lust for revenge that brings about more harm than good for Alexandria, even after Rick begins properly fighting back. However, she comes to realize the error of her ways, refusing to partake in Daryl's attack on the Sanctuary, and survives the Savior War. Years later, she has found love with Gabriel, but discovers she is pregnant from a fling with Siddiq. The three are able to talk it out and Rosita remains with Gabriel. Rosita forms a unique family group as she is aided by Siddiq, Gabriel, and Eugene in caring for her newborn daughter Coco. She is able to convince Eugene that she is not romantically interested in him, which only solidifies their friendship - but she is distraught upon losing Siddiq when he is murdered by Dante.

The Ace: Bar none one of the most all-around capable survivors, being a Jack of All Stats who picked up her skills by watching other people and then surpassing them. She is also generally friendly, level-headed in a crisis, and has little to no mental or emotional hang-ups (barring a trauma-induced rough patch in Season 7). Lampshaded by Eugene in "The Lucky Ones":
Eugene: You're pretty damn good at everything you do, Rosita.
Action Girl: Ranks up there with Michonne as one of the group's best melee fighters. She's also a Jack of All Stats which only further adds to her badass credentials.
Action Mom: Between Seasons 9 and 10, she gives birth to a daughter named Coco and remains as formidable in combat as ever. Just ask Dante. Although this trope starts to become a source of stress for her in the wake of Siddiq's death, since Rosita constantly being in the middle of the fight could leave Coco without either of her birth parents.
Adaptation Expansion: She's been given a lot more to do than her comic counterpart, who was shunted to the background almost immediately after her introduction. She eventually becomes a main character by Season 7.
Adaptational Badass: Her comic counterpart is more-or-less a Damsel in Distress and nothing else. Here, she's highly competent, level-headed and very useful. When she tells Sasha in late Season 7 that she had sex with numerous male companions she drifted to, it was largely just for fun to distract them while she learned all their skills. Her comic counterpart explicitly used sex to get protection, whereas this Rosita privately laughed at how men thought she needed to be protected.
Adaptational Modesty: She wears a top beneath her tied shirt, thus showing less cleavage than her comic counterpart.
Adaptational Nice Guy: Similar to Abraham in Season 6, this version of Rosita never cheats on her current significant other like she does in the comics. Here, she only discovers she's pregnant with Siddiq's child after getting together with Gabriel, whereas her comic counterpart got pregnant while already in a relationship with Eugene.
Age-Gap Romance: She and Abraham are more or less two decades apart. Also with Gabriel in Seasons 9-11.
Amicable Exes:
- After Abraham dumps her and after she and him work together to fend off Dwight, they're slowly on the path to becoming this. When Abraham is killed by Negan a few episodes later, she is devastated.
- She separates from Gabriel offscreen during Season 11, but they still remain friends and work together just fine. Gabriel still considers Coco his daughter and is more than willing to help take care of her.
Ascended Extra: She is little more than a minor background character in Season 4, but gets a lot more to do in Season 5 and especially Season 6 and on. By Season 7, she's become one of the main focuses, getting enough screentime to rival most of the main characters, and actually appearing in more episodes than anyone else that season, including Rick. In Season 11, her death is one of the emotional cornerstones of the series finale.
Awesomeness by Analysis: In "The Other Side" she reveals to Sasha that the reason she's a jack of all trades is because she watched the various men who tried to protect her before she met Abraham, learning all of their skills.
Back-to-Back Badasses: With Michonne and Sasha in "Try". She and Aaron also successfully watch each other's backs twice, during the fight against the Wolves in "JSS" and the raid on the Saviors' compound in "Not Tomorrow Yet."
Bash Siblings: With Daryl. While they aren't as close as they are with their respective besties Eugene and Carol, they work together seamlessly every time they team up. They become closer after the group moves to Commonwealth and the two are assigned to work as part of the militia.
Battle Couple: With Abraham until he leaves her for Sasha.
Beauty Is Never Tarnished: After getting her face cut open by Arat. In subsequent episodes the wound forms into a small, barely visible scar, that in no way detracts from her attractiveness. And when she's lying in bed dying of her zombie bite, she barely even looks sick compared to how horrible Carl and Jim looked hours before they actually died.
The Big Guy: Steps into this role in Season 7, as she becomes one of the group's most vicious, bullheaded fighters, a position that she takes from her deceased ex-boyfriend Abraham. She also shares the role with Sasha, though they're hardly friends. Regardless, since Rosita is at Alexandria full-time while Sasha is at Hilltop with Maggie, Rosita is the most regular Big Guy of Rick's group.
Big Sleep: She gently closes her eyes as she passes away.
Blood Knight: In Season 7, she's far too eager to fight the Saviors — or anyone else, for that matter, as shown when her headbutting one of the Scavengers escalates into a mini-brawl between the two factions in the midst of an appeal to their leader, Jadis.
Brutal Honesty: Rosita is one of the most straight-shooting characters, and will often implore others to do the same.
- She makes it no secret that she thinks Eugene is a bad fighter and won't survive on his own.
- She tells Siddiq to talk about what's really bothering him after noticing he hasn't been the same since the night of Alpha's barn massacre.
- When a distraught Judith asks if it ever gets easier losing so many loved ones, Rosita gently tells her that no, it doesn't.
Carry a Big Stick: Her main weapon as of Season 10 is a macuahuitl, a wooden club with blades embedded on the side. The weapon was used by soldiers throughout ancient Mesoamerica and is likely a tribute to Rosita's Spanish ancestry.
Cartwright Curse: Three of her love interests (Abraham, Spencer, and Siddiq) have all met their ends as of Season 10. Especially notable is Spencer, who dies no more than a few hours after Rosita finally agreed to have dinner with him after their impromptu fling a few weeks prior. Gabriel manages to beat the curse by breaking up with Rosita partway through Season 11, though unfortunately, this ends up having the inverse effect and Rosita is the one who dies in the series' Grand Finale.
Character Death: She suffers a walker bite in the Grand Finale and passes away roughly a day later.
Character Development: She is able to overcome her stubborn and reckless attitude after realizing her actions indirectly led to Sasha's death, and in the process becomes more wise and even-tempered. She also becomes something of a Team Mom in Season 11, dispensing warm words of advice to Eugene and Judith and stepping up as one of the main leaders of Alexandria and the Coalition as a whole.
Composite Character: Due to Andrea's Death by Adaptation, she gets her death of being bitten on the shoulder by a walker and peacefully succumbing in bed, posthumously put-down by a loved one.
Cool Aunt: A surrogate one to Judith. In "Out of the Ashes", she comforts Judith when bullies break one of the last shrines she had of her late older brother Carl, then offers to fix it for her.
Cynicism Catalyst: Rosita has always been Brutally Honest and down-to-earth, but Abraham's murder, and the group's subsequent subjugation, at the Saviors' hands causes her to become (justifiably) angry at the world. She snaps at Eugene every time they speak and seemingly only focuses on revenge at all costs after these events.
A Day in the Limelight: In Season 5's "Try", she gets a lot more lines and screentime when she and Michonne go out to make sure Sasha is okay. She gets another spotlight episode in Season 6's "Not Tomorrow Yet" as it deals with the fallout of Abraham dumping her, and later "Twice As Far" which deals with the drama between her, Abraham and Eugene.
The Dead Have Names: A year after her death, Rosita is honored with her name on a fountain commemorating those whose lives were lost in the final battle of the Commonwealth.
Deadpan Snarker: She seems to be permanently exasperated by the antics of her companions, and rolls her eyes so often it's a wonder they don't get stuck that way.
A Death in the Limelight: Season 11 gives her more screen time than she's ever had with the arguable exception of Season 7. Her search for her kidnapped daughter is also given special focus in the final episodes of the season. She ends up perishing in the series finale.
Death Seeker: Implied in "Hearts Still Beating", when the prospect of dying for killing Negan doesn't seem to faze her "as long as he goes first."
Decomposite Character:
- She's the one who shoots Lucille in the middle of a botched attempt on Negan's life, instead of Carl.
- She also dies of a zombie bite in a bed with the person she's closest with by her side as she dies, complete with a few people coming and going to say goodbye to her, instead of Andrea and much like Lucille on the show.
Died Happily Ever After: Gets perhaps the single most peaceful death in the entire show. She spends her last moments resting on a warm bed with Coco and speaking with Eugene, content that her daughter and surrogate family will finally be safe even after she's gone.
Dies Differently in Adaptation: The comic version of Rosita was one of the victims of the pike massacre, having been beheaded by Alpha. Here, befitting her Ascended Extra status, she gets a much more peaceful and dignified end. She is bitten once on the shoulder after falling into a herd of walkers and eventually succumbs to the infection with her best friend at her bedside, who then tearfully puts her down off-screen before she can reanimate.
Disappeared Dad: Rosita tells Judith she was raised mostly by her mom, and never really knew her dad.
Disney Death: In the finale, Rosita falls into a herd of walkers with Coco and survives. Unfortunately, she didn't escape entirely unscathed, and reveals the bite she received to Eugene a few hours later.
Dreaming of Things to Come: In "Hunted", she reveals to Carol she's been having dreams of Abraham where he is trying to tell her something they need to do, only for him to be shot in the head before Rosita can find out what.
Drill Sergeant Nasty: When training Eugene and the Alexandrians.
Dude Magnet: She mentions how before she joined up with Abraham, she used to run into guys who were interested in her for her looks and because they wanted to protect her. She eventually formed a romantic relationship with Abraham while her other traveling companion, Eugene, was quietly interested but never voiced his feelings until Season 9. Rosita's other romantic prospects have included flings with Spencer and Siddiq, and another long-term relationship with Gabriel. Tara, Negan, and Sebastian take note of her attractiveness as well.
Even the Girls Want Her: Abraham catches Tara checking her out and she later flirts with Rosita and calls her "gorgeous".
Face Death with Dignity: When she knows she’s going to die, she spends the remainder of her life soaking up every last moment with her daughter Coco, reassuring her best friend Eugene and her ex-lover Gabriel, and embracing the last happy meal for her friends that she witnesses before she succumbs to her infection.
Fair Cop: Basically becomes the equivalent of a cop after joining the Commonwealth militia. Lampshaded by her.
Fire-Forged Friends: She earns the respect of her commanding officer Mercer at the Commonwealth when she proves herself a fiercely loyal family woman.
Friendship Moment: In "Try", where she and Michonne search for Sasha, quickly determining that she is hunting walkers and even fighting alongside each other and saving Sasha in the process. Though their efforts are in vain, they at least attempt to comfort Sasha.
Friends with Benefits: She and Siddiq were apparently this until recently before the events of "Who Are You Now?", as Rosita has only just discovered that she is pregnant with Siddiq's child.
Girlish Pigtails: Wears pigtails in Season 4 and most of Season 5, until the Alexandria episodes.
Give Geeks a Chance: Subverted. Even after learning of Eugene's true feelings for her, she makes it clear that while she cares about him as a friend, she has never, and will never feel the same way. Then, in "Morning Star", she suddenly offers Eugene a chance to kiss her, which surprises him. However, it's only because Rosita wants to prove to Eugene that he's over her and should pursue a relationship with his new prospect, Stephanie, instead.
Good Bad Girl: She sees nothing wrong with having a healthy sex life during the apocalypse. She also has the highest number of sexual partners of anyone on the show, with at least seven over the course of about ten years.
Rosita: I mean, the world's over. Everyone should be getting their rocks off.
Good Parents: She's shown to be a loving and protective mother to her and Siddiq's daughter, Coco.
Gratuitous Spanish: Drops a few Spanish phrases here and there. Notably, she calls Morgan a hijo de puta ^note"son of a bitch" in "Not Tomorrow Yet" and Dante a pedazo de mierda ^note"piece of shit" in "The World Before".
Guns Akimbo: She carries a pair of pistols, one of which is a two-tone SIG-Sauer P228.
Hair-Trigger Temper: She spends much of Season 7 just itching for the chance to start a fight or go off on someone, fueled mostly by misplaced anger towards Negan and the Saviors.
Heroic BSoD:
- Suffers from one during the first half of Season 6 when Abraham doesn't return home from the herd mission, unsure if he's still alive or not. She's at it again when shortly after he does get back, he rudely dumps her.
- She has another one after Siddiq dies and she freezes up fighting walkers. Rosita was fine with dying before as long as it meant she was laying down her life for the cause; however, she is now terrified by the idea because it would mean Coco would be left without either of her birth parents.
Honorary Aunt: In "What We Become", RJ promises Michonne he will listen to "Tia Rosita", confirming she is indeed considered extended family to the Grimes children.
Hospital Hottie: She is very attractive and becomes Pete's assistant in Alexandria.
Hot for Preacher: In Season 9, she starts dating resident Badass Preacher Father Gabriel.
Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: 5'5 and petite, compared to the 6'1 and burly Abraham.
Jerkass Realization: As she admits in Season 8, it took seeing a zombified Sasha emerging from a coffin to make her realize just how much damage her reckless actions caused.
Kick Chick: Rosita's fighting style favors powerful kicks.
Kick the Dog: Tells Eugene he's still a weak coward even after his attempted Heroic Sacrifice in Season 6 and snaps at Sasha that just because they were both involved with Abraham, doesn't make them friends.
La Résistance: Quietly forms one against Negan in the first half of Season 7, asking Eugene to make her a bullet so she can avenge Abraham's death.
The Leader: She and Aaron are put in charge of Alexandria while Gabriel leaves on the mission to Meridian in the first part of Season 11.
Likes Older Men: Both of her long-term boyfriends (Abraham and Gabriel) are at least two decades older than her.
Love Triangle:
- In Season 6, Abraham is torn between her and his new feelings for Sasha. Rosita is oblivious to it until Abraham abruptly dumps her in "Not Tomorrow Yet".
- In Season 9, a love "quadrangle" (as Negan calls it) forms between her, Gabriel, Eugene, and Siddiq. While Rosita is officially in a relationship with Gabriel, Eugene is also in love with her and her past fling with Siddiq has gotten her pregnant. The four of them are able to talk it over like adults and agree to work together to raise the child (though Eugene remains in love with Rosita from a distance).
Machete Mayhem: In Season 6, she instructs the Alexandrians how to fight zombies with a machete. It pays off in "No Way Out" as the Alexandrians are now an army of hack-and-slash killing machines.
Male Gaze: In "Claimed", the camera focuses on her rear (clad in the shortest, tightest shorts you could find) as she bends over to grab something on the ground.
Mama Bear: Much like Michonne, Rosita proves she can be an absolute beast when the life of her daughter (and other children) are threatened.
- In "The World Before", she stabs and beats the shit out of Dante and puts down a zombified Siddiq to rescue Coco.
- In "For Blood", she takes on a pack of walkers by herself because the lives of Judith and the Alexandria children are threatened.
- In "The Rotten Core", she's fully prepared to blow Sebastian's head off when he threatens her and Daryl's children.
- When the Warden answers Rosita's demand for her missing daughter with a smug taunt, Rosita responds by feeding his face to a walker.
- Nothing, not even a walker bite, stops her from fighting tooth and nail to get Coco to safety in the Grand Finale.
Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Has this dynamic with Eugene and Gabriel both. She's more confrontational, outspoken, aggressive, and combat-proficient than either of the two men, and while both of them radically step up their game later on, Rosita is a competent Action Girl from the get-go.
The Medic: She has a bit of medical knowledge, and is assigned to be an assistant in Alexandra's medical building after the group arrives there.
Missing Mom: Rosita lost her mother when she was a little older than the pre-teen Judith. She tragically becomes this as well to her daughter Coco when she dies of a walker bite in the Grand Finale.
Ms. Fanservice: Initially, thanks to the bared midriff and tiny shorts. Averted from her third episode onwards, however, when she dons much less revealing clothing as winter approaches. Lampshaded in "Us" when Abraham and Tara discuss the latter's crush on her, and Abraham is amused (but not mad) that both Tara and Eugene check her out a lot. She gets a nude scene in "Knots Untie" and later occasionally wears outfits with midriff-barring fashion.
My God, What Have I Done?:
- Has this reaction when her failed attempt to assassinate Negan gets Olivia killed and Eugene kidnapped.
- She has it again when Negan pulls up to Alexandria with Sasha in a coffin, again as an indirect result of Rosita's own actions.
- She has another quick moment when she instinctively stabs a walker in the head to protect Coco... only to immediately realize that said walker is the undead father of her child.
Nice Girl: Motherhood significantly mellows her out, and by Season 10, she's a warm, friendly, and supportive person to everyone.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero:
- Her failed attempts to kill Negan inadvertently lead to the deaths of Olivia and Sasha, and Eugene being taken hostage, all within days of each other.
- Calling Eugene worthless contributes to his decision to join the Saviors.
Non-Protagonist Resolver: The Warden is set up as Negan's Arch-Enemy and Evil Counterpart, but Rosita is ultimately the one who kills him.
Official Couple: With Abraham until he dumps her in "Not Tomorrow Yet". She is also this with Gabriel starting in Season 9, until they break-up offscreen at some point during Season 11.
Offscreen Romance: Her actual coupling with Gabriel occurs offscreen during the six year Time Skip partway through Season 9. We also don't see any evidence of her fling with Siddiq until she reveals she's pregnant in "Adaptation".
One-Woman Army:
- In "For Blood", she pulls her own Rick Grimes-style maneuver and steps outside to take care of a pack of walkers in the middle of a storm by herself. She emerges entirely unscathed.
Rosita: Let's stay away from the windows.
- In the Grand Finale, she falls backwards into a herd of walkers while carrying Coco to safety on her chest. Eugene and Gabriel watch, heartbroken... only for Rosita to emerge moments later (complete with a Theme Music Power-Up) and cut her way through the herd onto the roof of an ambulance where she leaps to the adjourning window to safety. Tragically, this time she didn't avoid getting bit.
On the Rebound: Begins a casual relationship with Spencer after Abraham stands her up.
Opposites Attract: The take-no-bullshit Action Girl Rosita eventually enters into a committed relationship with the pacifistic Nice Guy Gabriel.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Rosita spends much of 11C at the end of her rope due to the kidnapping and disappearance of baby Coco.
Out of Focus:
- In early Season 8, she is on the sidelines as she recovers from her injuries during the fight at Alexandria in the Season 7 finale. ^note
- Rosita does not appear much in the last several episodes of Season 10, either being relegated to being offscreen or just having brief appearances. ^note
Parting-Words Regret: She and Abraham never fully made peace before the latter's death, which causes a lot of problems for her in Season 7. Rosita, for her part, regrets not getting the chance to tell him she was happy he had found happiness with someone else.
Pint-Sized Powerhouse: She's physically one of the smallest of Rick's group. Also one of the deadliest, and a veritable One-Woman Army when push comes to shove.
Platonic Co-Parenting: In Season 9, Rosita learns she is pregnant with Siddiq’s child after they had a fling a short while back - but she is now in a committed relationship with Gabriel. The trio talk it out with Eugene’s help, and they all agree to help raise the baby together while Rosita remains romantically involved with Gabriel. Eugene also steps in during Season 10 to help raise baby Coco due to his lingering feelings for Rosita. After Siddiq dies and even after ending her relationship with Gabriel, she still peacefully raises Coco alongside the latter. Tragically, by the end of the series, Rosita perishes, leaving Coco solely in Gabriel’s care, while Eugene starts his own family with Max.
Platonic Declaration of Love: In the finale, after Eugene learns that Rosita is doomed to die, he solemnly tells her, "I just love you so much", to which Rosita returns the sentiment.
Platonic Life-Partners: What she sees her relationship with Eugene as, though it takes awhile for him to come around on the idea. They obviously mean a lot to each other, but they just aren't compatible that way. When she is dying, she tells him that she’s happy he was the last person she saw before the end.
Positive Friend Influence:
- To Eugene throughout the series. She helps protect Eugene all the way from Texas to Washington, trains him how to handle weapons and kill walkers, snaps him out of his cowardice-induced Face–Heel Turn, and convinces him to find his mysterious radio person, who turns out to be the love of his life and the eventual mother of his child. Eugene is not at all wrong when he tells Rosita on her deathbed that he never would have become the man he is today if not for her.
- There is one notable aversion, however, as Rosita constantly going off on Eugene in Season 7 is one of the factors that contributed to him making said Face–Heel Turn in the first place.
Precision F-Strike: All three in the final season.
- The first is in "No Other Way" when she and Lydia are fighting a stairwell full of walkers and Lydia accidentally hits her on the arm with her bow staff. In an amusing bit of behind-the-scenes trivia, it wasn't scripted — Cassady McClincy accidentally hit Christian Serratos while performing the scene and the take was left in.
- In "Outpost 22", Rosita mutters, "fuck" when she and Gabriel hear the whereabouts of the Commonwealth troopers being spoken over the radio.
- In "Rest in Peace", when she, Eugene, and Gabriel are trapped in a broken ambulance by a horde of walkers, Rosita tells Carol over the radio that their ride is "fucked."
Promoted to Love Interest:
- She and Gabriel become a couple during the second Time Skip in Season 9.
- Inverted with Eugene. In the comics, they got together, but in the show any romantic interest is purely one-sided on his part, and they remain friends.
Promotion to Opening Titles: Added to the main credits of Season 7.
Renaissance Woman: She's skilled with guns and assorted weaponry, trained in hand-to-hand combat, and has an extensive knowledge of (at least) cars, knots, and explosives.
Revenge Before Reason: She plans to kill Negan using a bullet she asked Eugene to make for her, despite warnings from Gabriel and Eugene himself that it will go wrong and someone else will have to pay the price. When Negan kills Spencer in front of her, Rosita snaps and fires at him. She misses, and it results in Olivia's death and Eugene's kidnapping.
Sacrificial Lion: The main heroic casualty of the Grand Finale of the series, and holds the honor of being the character with the second longest tenure on the show before dying besides Carl himself.
Satellite Character: Initially, in Seasons 4 and 5 she’s mostly eye candy and Abraham’s girlfriend. It took a while for her to gain more focus and Character Development, but she finally becomes a main character starting in the second half of Season 6. Even then, her arcs mostly revolved around her relationships with men - the fallout of her dumping from Abraham, wanting to avenge him, and later being the epicenter of a love square between Siddiq, Eugene and Gabriel. Season 11 sees her fully grow out of this, having her own development and storylines unrelated to any romantic relationship.
Scars Are Forever: Receives a permanent scar on her right cheek from having her face cut open by Arat.
Second Love: She is presumably Abraham's first girlfriend after his wife's death. When he dumps her, however, he makes it clear she wasn't really this, as he felt like she was the "last woman on earth."
Secret-Keeper: Carol asks her to keep the whole debacle with Morgan and the Alpha Wolf quiet.
Secretly Dying: In the finale, she is bit after falling into a herd of walkers. She keeps it quiet until Eugene realizes what happened, and even then, she asks him not to bring it up so she can enjoy the time she has left instead of having everyone worry about her. She later tells Gabriel and Judith also figures out something's wrong until she comes clean and the others bid her a tearful goodbye.
Sex for Solace: Sleeps with Spencer for fun after her harsh breakup with Abraham.
Shipper on Deck: She encourages Eugene to go meet Stephanie, happy that her friend has found someone he is truly compatible with.
Ship Sinking: Any chance she and Spencer might have had of getting together comes to a grinding halt with the latter's death in the mid-Season 7 finale.
Ship Tease: Spencer convinces her to have dinner with him in "Twice As Far", though Rosita later admits she was trying to get her mind off Abraham.
Signature Headgear: In Seasons 4-8, she's often seen wearing a tan infantry cap.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Implied, when she settles into a relationship with the good-natured Father Gabriel who, according to her, "doesn't have a jealous bone in his body." She also has a Friends with Benefits arrangement with the friendly doctor Siddiq, and was even willing to give Spencer a chance when he turned off the neediness and invited her to dinner like a gentleman.
The Smurfette Principle: Until Tara and Glenn joins her, Abraham and Eugene.
Spared by the Adaptation: Her comic counterpart was one of Alpha's decapitation victims. There is a Red Herring moment to trick viewers into thinking she met the same fate in the show as well, only for the victim in question to turn out to be Tara. Rosita ultimately doesn't survive the whole series, though she lasts all the way until the Grand Finale.
Spicy Latina: She can be rather feisty and brutally honest, but still far more even-tempered than most examples. Played straight in Season 7 as her desire to fight the Saviors consumes her, and she's more antagonistic towards everyone as a result.
Strong Girl, Smart Guy: With Eugene. She keeps an eye on him in combat while he teaches her scientific stuff like making a filter out of a water bottle.
Token Good Teammate: Compared to Abraham and Eugene, she's not as rough or as much of a jerk as them, and follows Glenn and Tara when they depart after Eugene ruins their ride. She even threatens Abraham to protect Eugene after the latter's lies are revealed, and later gives the two men the final push they need to make amends.
Token Minority: She's the first Hispanic to be part of Rick's group ever since Morales all the way back in Season 1.
Tomboyish Ponytail: After she stops wearing pigtails towards the end of Season 5, she occasionally has this hairstyle.
Too Happy to Live: In Season 11 she’s moved on from her past tragedies, is peacefully co-parenting Coco with her ex-boyfriend Gabriel, and has found a sense of purpose and happiness in her new job as a Commonwealth peacekeeper, providing a stable, comfortable life for her daughter. She ultimately perishes in the series finale, though she at least has the comfort of knowing the Commonwealth revolution was successful and Gabriel, Eugene, and the others will be there for Coco after she’s gone.
Took a Level in Jerkass: In Season 7, she's far more hostile and sullen, after Abraham (and Glenn) is brutally murdered in front of her and Negan torments her with the bloody Lucille.
Took a Level in Kindness: She gets better in Season 8. By Season 9, time has allowed her to heal and mellow out even more.
Tough Love: She thinks of Eugene as a friend, but she outright tells him that he sucks at fighting.
Villain Killer: In "Faith", she kills the Warden by feeding his face to a walker.
Weak, but Skilled: Rosita is one of the most lethal fighters around, but she is almost no match for the monstrous Beta. When she gets ambushed by two larger men in "Variant" she can only dish out a couple of punches and kicks before being overwhelmed.
We Used to Be Friends:
- Rosita initially looked out for and cared about Sasha's well-being as much as any member of the group. However, when Abraham coldly dumps her to immediately hook up with Sasha, Rosita begins carrying a serious grudge towards Sasha. Despite Sasha's attempts to form a peace between them, Rosita refuses and outright says that while they're on the same side, they're not friends. They reach an understanding before Sasha goes on a Suicide Mission to kill Negan.
- As of the Season 7 finale, Rosita no longer considers Eugene a friend, given his new loyalty to the man who killed Abraham, and when he says "I'm Negan", Rosita and Rick silently decide to detonate the explosives they had set up outside Alexandria, which would have killed Eugene had the Scavengers not already dismantled them. When it's revealed he sabotaged the Saviors' guns and tipped the tide of the war, their friendship starts to mend. By Season 10, Eugene describes Rosita as his best friend.
What the Hell, Hero?: Rosita calls Glenn out for pushing Tara so hard, telling him that he's only doing so because Tara feels that she owes Glenn.
Workout Fanservice: In "Lines We Cross", the audience is treated to a montage of Rosita shedding the pregnancy weight in a sweat-drenched, midriff-baring workout top.
Wolverine Claws: Swiftly takes out a walker with a makeshift claw (made out of a belt) in the Season 5 premiere.
Younger and Hipper: Her comic counterpart is in her mid-twenties when she first appeared. According to The Other Wiki, she's in her early twenties in the show.
Zombie Infectee: In the finale, she is bit by a walker and lasts about a day before expiring.

Posthumous Members

All for Nothing: All their attempts to keep Eugene alive amounted to nothing because he was never a scientist and didn't know how to cure the virus.
Big Eater: Rosita mentions that Rex was this before he ended up biting it. This is the most characterization we get out of any of them.
The Ghost: They're only mentioned and never shown, not even through flashbacks.
Locked Out of the Loop: They never learned the truth about Eugene before they all perished.
Named by the Adaptation: They weren't named in the comics. Here, their names are as listed: Stephanie, Warren, Pam, Rex, Roger, Josiah, Dirk, and Josephine.
Posthumous Character: All the members who died before the debut episode of Abraham, Eugene, and Rosita.
Senseless Sacrifice: They all died trying their best to keep a supposed scientist who needed to reach D.C. to cure the virus, alive.

Characters / The Walking Dead (2010): Abraham's Group

Abraham's Group